EPA directly responsible for mass bee die-offs: scientific coverup of neonicotinoids continues
by: Ethan A. Huff
NaturalNews.com
Wednesday, March 02, 2016
It’s said to be the most widely used class of pesticides in the world. But the scientific community has reached an overwhelming consensus that neonicotinoids are killing bees by the untold millions, and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is doing absolutely nothing to protect these important pollinators against this ongoing chemical genocide.
Beekeepers everywhere are reporting dramatic hive losses as a result of neonicotinoids, which are not only sprayed on food crops, but also applied to seeds before planting. These treated seeds eventually grow into full-size plants that contain neonicotinoids at the systemic level, meaning they produce these noxious chemicals in their nectar and pollen, which is later picked up by bees.
When bees who feed on neonicotinoid-treated crops return back to the hive, they end up poisoning the entire swarm, leading to mass bee deaths. And this phenomenon has become a serious problem all throughout the world, and especially in the U.S. where the $15 billion per year agriculture industry relies on bees to pollinate food crops.
“Beekeepers and scientists point to a suite of factors impacting bee health,” writes Elizabeth Grossman for Civil Eats. “But fundamentally, what’s stressing bees most is our current approach to agriculture: extensive pesticide use, crop monocultures, and planting patterns that have eliminated many of the blooming plants important to bees.”
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